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this involves the vatican and allegations about what could by go on behind the scenes there. there's a string of child sex scandals including some of those who will choose the predecessor to pope benedict, and now a media outlet who some believe play a role in why pope benedict is stepping down. his last day is thursday after which the college of cardinals will gather to choose a new pope. they'll be accompanied by open, loud controversy. today, we learned the archbishop of scotland will be stepping down after allegations he made unwanted sexual advances to priests in training. cardinal roger mahony also of los angeles will be part of the conclave despite damming new revelations of his handling of pedophile priests over the year. victims and others say mahony shouldn't be part of cardinals choosing a new pope, but in addition to those two scandals, there are those explosive allegations about what may have been going on behind the scenes in vatican city. >> reporter: i will not abandon the church, benedict told the faithful in st. peter's square sunday, to the tens of thousand
this involves the vatican and allegations about what could by go on behind the scenes there. there's a string of child sex scandals including some of those who will choose the predecessor to pope benedict, and now a media outlet who some believe play a role in why pope benedict is stepping down. his last day is thursday after which the college of cardinals will gather to choose a new pope. they'll be accompanied by open, loud controversy. today, we learned the archbishop of scotland will be...
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abc's david wright reports from the vatican city again tonight. >> the crowd today was twice the size of last week's sunday blessing. a hundred thousand people come to say goodbye. benedict said his goodbyes by way of a gospel verse. luke 9:28. at this point in my life, the lord is calling me to climb the mountain, saying he'll still serve the church, but in a way better suited to his age and strength. this time next week, the campaign to choose benedict's successor will be well under way. but it's already clear it will be anything but politics as usual. >> this week, the vatican struggled to refute unattributed reports in the italian paper that a church sex and blackmail scandal is about to explode. today more voting cardinals were being pressured to bow out because they've been tainted by the sexual abuse scandal. among them, roger mahoney of los angeles and shaun brady of ireland, both of whom covered up for pedophile priests. today new allegations. four priests in scotland told a british newspaper he made unwanted sexual advances. the cardinal, known for his outspoken views on hom
abc's david wright reports from the vatican city again tonight. >> the crowd today was twice the size of last week's sunday blessing. a hundred thousand people come to say goodbye. benedict said his goodbyes by way of a gospel verse. luke 9:28. at this point in my life, the lord is calling me to climb the mountain, saying he'll still serve the church, but in a way better suited to his age and strength. this time next week, the campaign to choose benedict's successor will be well under...
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pope benedict is abdicating, something a pope has not done in over 700 years of the the vatican saying this has nothing to do with outside pressures. [ speaking foreign language ] >> as you hear there, the pope speaking in latin to a meeting of vatican cardinals saying he will step down effective as the leader of the world's -- the 85-year-old pontiff saying his strength is no longer adequate. this news took fearly everyone by surprise, including the archbishop of new york, cardinal dolan. >> i'm as startled as the rest of you and anxious to find out exactly what's going on. >>> other reactions italy's prime minister saying he's greatly shaken by the unexpected news. >>> and british prime minister david cameron said he will be missed as a spiritual leader for millions. >>> and from angela merkel -- he had to make a difficult decision. just some of the reaction that's coming in today. joining mess is rome bureau chief claudio lavagna, and george weigel from washington. claudio, i want to start with you. we have part of the pope's statement. in it he said that both strength of mind and b
pope benedict is abdicating, something a pope has not done in over 700 years of the the vatican saying this has nothing to do with outside pressures. [ speaking foreign language ] >> as you hear there, the pope speaking in latin to a meeting of vatican cardinals saying he will step down effective as the leader of the world's -- the 85-year-old pontiff saying his strength is no longer adequate. this news took fearly everyone by surprise, including the archbishop of new york, cardinal...
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there is a feeling of being really under siege here by the vatican. there's a feeling of being beleaguered. there's a feeling that we're all focusing far too much on these scandals. and there isn't a feeling that we just need to get this out in the open and staunch this wound, if you like. and certainly today you had victims' groups, victims who came over here and had a press conference and laid out what they would like the vatican to do to finally make this a fully transparent, accountable and for it to go away and certainly for the next pope to really start making the whole vatican accountable for all this. but they have really, really lashed out at all of us and accused us -- well, some of us anyway, of trying to influence the next conclave and the election. but it's kind of strange that kind of accusation. >> it's interesting, robert, because the accusation by some church officials that the media is focusing too much on this, i don't think the media has focused much on this at all over the years. if you report on this a lot, frankly, people kind o
there is a feeling of being really under siege here by the vatican. there's a feeling of being beleaguered. there's a feeling that we're all focusing far too much on these scandals. and there isn't a feeling that we just need to get this out in the open and staunch this wound, if you like. and certainly today you had victims' groups, victims who came over here and had a press conference and laid out what they would like the vatican to do to finally make this a fully transparent, accountable and...
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peter square in vatican city. we'll talk to him coming up. >>> you may not recognize this man, but for south africa, rodriguez was their answer to bob dylan. the only problem, they knew absolutely nothing about him. now, the world is taking notice and so has the academy awards. stick around for that, we'll explain. >>> remember that? that is a memorable oscar moment. ben affleck and matt damon's first win for "good will hunting." why turbo? trust us. it's just better to be in front. the sonata turbo. from hyundai. i had[ designer ]eeling enough of just covering up my moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. i decided enough is enough. ♪ [ spa lady ] i started enbrel. it's clinically proven to provide clearer skin. [ rv guy ] enbrel may not work for everyone -- and may not clear you completely, but for many, it gets skin clearer fast, within 2 months, and keeps it clearer through 6 months. [ male announcer ] enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events, including infections, tube
peter square in vatican city. we'll talk to him coming up. >>> you may not recognize this man, but for south africa, rodriguez was their answer to bob dylan. the only problem, they knew absolutely nothing about him. now, the world is taking notice and so has the academy awards. stick around for that, we'll explain. >>> remember that? that is a memorable oscar moment. ben affleck and matt damon's first win for "good will hunting." why turbo? trust us. it's just better...
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today, stunning news from the vatican. i wonder if god was surprised to learn pope benedict is stepping down. >>> i'm s.e. cupp. millions of americans captivated by the search of a successor. the picking a new pontiff. >>> i'm steve kornacki. president obama has tossed out the old olive branch. coming up, a man who himself helped write four state of the union addresses explains who us how it takes shape. >>> i'm krysa tal. should the president go big by thinking small? it's monday and you're in "the cycle." >>> after having repeatedly examined my conscience before god, i have come to the certainty that my strengths due to an advanced age are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the petrine ministry and the pope abdicated with only eight years on st. peter's throne shocking the 1 billion catholic faithful around the world. the's not a papal abdication in more than 700 years and surprised the close est adviser today. he's a theological conservative with strong positions against homosexuality, women priests and the use
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they were at vatican 2 and contributed and i think both saw an attempt to interpret vatican 2 properly. i would say that's the major contribution of pope benedict. he wanted to read vatican 2 as a an evangelical council, a council to get the message of the faith out to the wider world and i think in koont knewty with john paul and that's probably the major legacy. >> father, this will kick off sort of the ultimate insider political battle if you will. i can think of nothing less than transparent of the election. it's a cardinal sin to discuss it an they're told i guess going to hell to talk about what happens in that room. >> wow. >> i wonder if you could just take for sort of the laymen and women out there for the process. what is going to unfold in the week and months ahead to elect a new pope? >> of course, this is very unusual. we are not dealing with the death of a pope followed by a period of mourning and a number offer is moans and masses that intervene. now we have a pope telling us when he's going to resign, namely february 28th. he resigns 8:00 in the evening rome time and th
they were at vatican 2 and contributed and i think both saw an attempt to interpret vatican 2 properly. i would say that's the major contribution of pope benedict. he wanted to read vatican 2 as a an evangelical council, a council to get the message of the faith out to the wider world and i think in koont knewty with john paul and that's probably the major legacy. >> father, this will kick off sort of the ultimate insider political battle if you will. i can think of nothing less than...
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to say there's a lot happening at the vatican would be an understatement. we got our first glimpse of the pope since he announced he will step down. he opened his arms to receive a huge round of applause. 8,000 people packing the hall where he had his general audience. i was there. he did not appear incredibly frail. he asked everyone to pray for him and the church and the future pope. there's already a scandal after a polish cardinal appeared to criticize the pope's decision to step down. and there has been at least in vatican terms wild politicking going on amongst the other cardinals, something they are not supposed to do. the big question, who will be the next pope? could he be from africa? we'll get to that in a couple minutes. >>> first, let's talk about the state of the union. next hour president obama will make the first of three stops to drum up support for the new initiatives he laid out in his e speech last time. he will be traveling to north carolina, georgia, and chicago. "the new york times" called his speech asserttive. politico, aggressive.
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. >>> now, we turn overseas to rome and the dramatic scene at the vatican today. pope benedict making his first appearance since his resignation announcement. there was a kind of rumbling in rome, a kind of aftershock and abc's dan harris is at the vatican to tell us more. >> reporter: on this ash wednesday, at his last public mass, pope benedict received a rare, rapture rouse standing ovation. earlier in the day, at a public say mowny, a similar reception, with cheers and tears. benedict was visibly moved. how was the atmosphere in the room? >> electric. solemn and electric at the same time. >> i almost cried. honestly, it was wonderful. >> reporter: debeneath the applause, there are thorny questions swirling. we were struck by the fact that the pope said again today that he was resigning of his own free will. there's been a real emphasis on pointing out that the pope made this decision of his own volition. why? why is that? >> because italians love conspiracy theories. >> reporter: he's not kidding. the local papers here read like a dan brown novel, teaching wit
. >>> now, we turn overseas to rome and the dramatic scene at the vatican today. pope benedict making his first appearance since his resignation announcement. there was a kind of rumbling in rome, a kind of aftershock and abc's dan harris is at the vatican to tell us more. >> reporter: on this ash wednesday, at his last public mass, pope benedict received a rare, rapture rouse standing ovation. earlier in the day, at a public say mowny, a similar reception, with cheers and tears....
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the next session of ritual stars. >> that will be a fascinating time to be at the vatican. thank you for that. >>> checking other top stories that we're following, we have just learned that president obama is inviting congressional leaders to the white house on friday. that's the day the $85 billion in spending cuts are set to kick in. senate republican leader mitch mcconnell says it will be a chance to discuss how the leadership or the leaders and the president can, quote, keep our commitment to reduce washington spending. overseas a co-worker shot and killed himself after shooting others. there's still no word on what the possible motive was here. >>> a winter storm spreading snow from missouri to maine is making a huge mess in chicago and the upper midwest and driving is treacherous. another 150 flights in chicago have been called off after a cancellation yesterday. you can excuse chuck hagel for being a little bit late. he first had to be sworn in for his job as secretary of defense at a private pentagon ceremony. that step coming after a pretty tough confirmation fight
the next session of ritual stars. >> that will be a fascinating time to be at the vatican. thank you for that. >>> checking other top stories that we're following, we have just learned that president obama is inviting congressional leaders to the white house on friday. that's the day the $85 billion in spending cuts are set to kick in. senate republican leader mitch mcconnell says it will be a chance to discuss how the leadership or the leaders and the president can, quote, keep...
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and he's leaving behind a vatican really at a cross roads. the catholic church facing difficult challenges and also opportunities as it moves forward. now, as i say, usually when there's a transition and we've covered it so many times, well, not so many times, but the last one i was here, and that was because a pope died. john paul ii died after living his last years infirmed and in visible pain. now we have a transition, we have a living pope. you're not watching a funeral before the next pope is elected. you're not watching the world's heads of state come here to pay their respects to the departed pope. you're seeing a much different kind of transition. john al whlen, what is pope benedict going to do the rest of the day? >> normally the wednesday audience, the pope gives religious instruction rooted in scripture. but today i would imagine that knowing the momentous nature of what's happening, it's probably going to be uncharacteristically personal for benedict. i will imagine he will talk about what was in his mind and in his heart as he r
and he's leaving behind a vatican really at a cross roads. the catholic church facing difficult challenges and also opportunities as it moves forward. now, as i say, usually when there's a transition and we've covered it so many times, well, not so many times, but the last one i was here, and that was because a pope died. john paul ii died after living his last years infirmed and in visible pain. now we have a transition, we have a living pope. you're not watching a funeral before the next pope...
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i took a trip to the small town about 40 minutes to the southeast of vatican city. this is st. thomas's church, one of only three designed from the ground up. it's the center piece of a pea yat is a here like so many. you have the requisite fountain. this is a little town that has been since the 1620s the summer residence of popes and will be the first place that benedict comes to retire after february 28th. and of course, anchoring this beautiful pea yat sda is the residence. you can see these huge doors. it doesn't look that big, but what's behind it is extraordinary because once you open those doors, you have -- look they are opening it it. we almost caught it. behind those doors you have a big courtyard which is on sundays when he's in residence here, he does do his sunday audience. but there's a huge villa with panoramic views of rome. the space between the villas and gardens behind these doors is bigger than all of vatican city with the most extraordinary views including the lakes that you can see over to the right. it gives you a sense of what pope benedict will be seein
i took a trip to the small town about 40 minutes to the southeast of vatican city. this is st. thomas's church, one of only three designed from the ground up. it's the center piece of a pea yat is a here like so many. you have the requisite fountain. this is a little town that has been since the 1620s the summer residence of popes and will be the first place that benedict comes to retire after february 28th. and of course, anchoring this beautiful pea yat sda is the residence. you can see these...
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this multi faceted storm involves the vatican and allegations about what could be going on behind the scenes there. there is a string of child sex abuse scandals surrounding some of those who will choose a successor to pope benedict and now a surprising allegations against a top british cardinal that some media outlets believe play some role in why the pope is stepping down, the first pope in nearly 600 years to do so. pope benedict's last day is thursday after which the college of cardinals will meet to pick a new pope. as always they gather in secrecy and this time it is accompanied by open, loud controversy. today we learned the arch beneficiary off of scotland is stepping down after allegations he made unmented sexual advances allegedly to priests in training. he was supposed to be part of the conclave and now he will not be. cardin cardinal roger ma money i will be part of the conclave despite allegations of about his handles and victims say he should not be part of the group of cardinals saying it sends a terrible message. in addition to those two scandals there are explosive al
this multi faceted storm involves the vatican and allegations about what could be going on behind the scenes there. there is a string of child sex abuse scandals surrounding some of those who will choose a successor to pope benedict and now a surprising allegations against a top british cardinal that some media outlets believe play some role in why the pope is stepping down, the first pope in nearly 600 years to do so. pope benedict's last day is thursday after which the college of cardinals...
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certainly he is not the only one, because the spokesperson for the vatican even said he was shocked. he didn't see it coming, and so didn't his closest aides. >> as we know, when benedict was named as pope, he was one of the oldest popes to take over that job. george, let me talk to you about the fact that we are hearing all the different reactions coming in now just from house speaker john boehner, saying americans were inspired by his visit and his quiet steady leadership in uncertain times. this unique and historic moment in time, george, that we're watching. explain to us the process of what happens after february 28th. >> well, thomas, we're actually all waiting to find out, because as you noted at the beginning this hasn't happened in 719 years, so there's no playbook ready to go. the pope made a manifestation of his will today, indicating that as of 8:00 p.m. rome time, february 28th, he is no longer the pope. so that's that. i don't think there's going to be any ceremony marking this. he has indicated that that is what he has decided, and in the law of the church, that settle
certainly he is not the only one, because the spokesperson for the vatican even said he was shocked. he didn't see it coming, and so didn't his closest aides. >> as we know, when benedict was named as pope, he was one of the oldest popes to take over that job. george, let me talk to you about the fact that we are hearing all the different reactions coming in now just from house speaker john boehner, saying americans were inspired by his visit and his quiet steady leadership in uncertain...
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there was a vatican scandal that included the arrest of his own butler. there was a kind of chronic inabout to get the trains to run on time. >> barbara, what do you think? >> obviously, john is much better to speak about the ideology than i am, but i think he also will be remembered by the scandals. even going to the american nuns and clamping down on them. there are a lot of people who may not be unhappy to see a change in the vatican. the vatican butler scandal, the sex skancandal, protesters in s peter's square. it seems like that has really marked the last several years, i think, are going to be remembered by a lot of people when they come to st. peter's square to see the smoke and see who has replaced him. >> appreciate you being with us. thank you. >> there's a lot more happening tonight. while the northeast is digging out from the blizzard, here's what the southeast was dealing with this weekend. take a look at these images. more than a dozen tornadoes tore across mississippi and alabama. seven counties took the brunt of it. we'll show you how bad
there was a vatican scandal that included the arrest of his own butler. there was a kind of chronic inabout to get the trains to run on time. >> barbara, what do you think? >> obviously, john is much better to speak about the ideology than i am, but i think he also will be remembered by the scandals. even going to the american nuns and clamping down on them. there are a lot of people who may not be unhappy to see a change in the vatican. the vatican butler scandal, the sex...
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can you influence the cardinals who will all head to the vatican over the next few weeks? >> not that i'm aware of directly, but i think the cardinals, the cardinals who pastor over their flock have a duty to listen to us, and it's important for us to stay in dialogue with our leaders our church leaders. it can't be dig your feet in the ground and i'm not going to meet you, i'm not going to talk about this because then nobody wins. the importance is dialogue. >> yeah, it just seems. >> hopefully they'll take our desires. >> i love hearing you talk about dialogue, but within an institution that seems not to want to have a conversation with anybody except themselves and not want to move forward at all. do you think this next pope is going to be more of the same or do you think there will be incremental, i know what you're hopeful for but what's the reality within your church? >> the reality is the church changes what, every thousand years? one person is not going to make dramatic changes. it's just an impossibility given the structure and institution of our church. however,
can you influence the cardinals who will all head to the vatican over the next few weeks? >> not that i'm aware of directly, but i think the cardinals, the cardinals who pastor over their flock have a duty to listen to us, and it's important for us to stay in dialogue with our leaders our church leaders. it can't be dig your feet in the ground and i'm not going to meet you, i'm not going to talk about this because then nobody wins. the importance is dialogue. >> yeah, it just seems....
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he is now leaving the vatican. he will never return to where he just was. >> where's the pope mobile? >> it's waiting for him at castel gandolfo. >> that's
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he'll be in a monastery in the vatican. but will he serve in some sort of informal or even formal advisory capacity to the new pope? that will be a fascinating thing to think about. >> let's talk about legacy here. in the wake of the scandal. is this going to be part of his legacy, do you believe? >> i think it will be. the whole child sex abuse scandal period will be a part of his legacy and how he responded to it or in some ways failed to respond to it. he seems to not have had the same sort of flair as john paul ii, and so, you know, he'll be known for his academic work. he was a well-respected theologian prior to his election to the papacy, and wrote three books while in office. so i think he'll be known for that. and he'll also be known for this resignation, which is in some sense a real modernization of the papacy. i mean, from here forward, this could be a precedent that the popes do step down before they get too old and if you will irrelevant. >> we'll see. thank you. we appreciate you coming in. >>> we're following
he'll be in a monastery in the vatican. but will he serve in some sort of informal or even formal advisory capacity to the new pope? that will be a fascinating thing to think about. >> let's talk about legacy here. in the wake of the scandal. is this going to be part of his legacy, do you believe? >> i think it will be. the whole child sex abuse scandal period will be a part of his legacy and how he responded to it or in some ways failed to respond to it. he seems to not have had...
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the vatican holds some of europe's most important art work. in 2011, it took in $308 million in revenue. those are the latest numbers we have. it spent more than that. it spent $326 million. the holy see gets a big chunk of its revenues from the museums that take in about 5 million visitors a year. now, the pope's office also takes in contributions to fund charitable projects that the pope designates. in 2011, the pope received $66 million in those types of contributions. but the big money is how much the faithful contribute. and to figure that out is anybody's guess. >> i think it is fair to assume that the catholic church as a business is probably the richest business in the world because of land holdings, because of the art. what price do you put on the sistine chapel? >> good question, brooke. what price do you put on the sistine chapel and how much money comes into the church? it is very typical, brooke, to not know that about religious organizations. for all those conspiracy theorists out there who think it is a peculiarity of the cathol
the vatican holds some of europe's most important art work. in 2011, it took in $308 million in revenue. those are the latest numbers we have. it spent more than that. it spent $326 million. the holy see gets a big chunk of its revenues from the museums that take in about 5 million visitors a year. now, the pope's office also takes in contributions to fund charitable projects that the pope designates. in 2011, the pope received $66 million in those types of contributions. but the big money is...
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vatican citing age. developing details on what this means for the vatican, catholic church as a whole. and what is happening in southern mississippi when a twister tore through. major damage to tell you about there. look at the pictures. then, "snl" has fun with the super bowl power outage, listen. >> i have no new information, back to you, j.b.. >> back to you, steve. >> you can't back to you me, i just back to you youed, back to you. , i take scottrade's free, in-branch seminars... plus, their live webinars. i use daily market commentary to improve my strategy. and my local scottrade office guides my learning every step of the way. because they know i don't trade like everybody. i trade like me. i'm with scottrade. (announcer) scottrade... ranked "highest in customer loyalty for brokerage and investment companies." it's delicious. so now we've turned her toffee into a business. my goal was to take an idea and make it happen. i'm janet long and i formed my toffee company through legalzoom. i never reall
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at the end of the vatican garden. >> george, as you well know, there have been increasing demands to modernize this church. do you think pope benedict's successor will yield to these calls for any sort of structural reform? does the fact that this pope -- is doing something that was last under resigning as opposed to dying while in the papacy, does that mean that he's giving license for everyone to think differently than what has become the norm? >> well, alex, as you know, and as i think most people realize, the change of pope is not like a change of president or change of governor. what the catholic church teach cess not a matter of policy. it is a matter of settled belief. i'm hearing discussed quite openly here in terms of change is the imperative change of reforming the roman bringing the papacy into the 21st century and communications world. so that the pope's mission as a pastor and evangelist can be much more effective than it often is now with a rather clotted bureaucratic process and a very, very slow communications process. >> and you talk about the bureaucracy. in pact th
at the end of the vatican garden. >> george, as you well know, there have been increasing demands to modernize this church. do you think pope benedict's successor will yield to these calls for any sort of structural reform? does the fact that this pope -- is doing something that was last under resigning as opposed to dying while in the papacy, does that mean that he's giving license for everyone to think differently than what has become the norm? >> well, alex, as you know, and as i...
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ben wedeman, cnn, rome. >> so let's bring in our senior vatican analyst john allen. just so many ugly things coming out. how can they possibly choose someone who's untainted to be the new pope? >> carol, i think you put your finger on it. prior to the scandals erupted, the cardinals had a long checklist of things they were looking for in terms of the new pope. somebody who could take the church's message to the world, somebody who could inspire faith among the 1.2 billion catholics around the world, but in the wake of everything's that's happened in the last 72 hours or so, quite clearly a new item on the list, which is they want to pick somebody who's got clean hands, who is not carrying baggage. >> i'm not kidding about that. >> unfortunately, among the 115 people that are going to be in the sistine chapel, there aren't going to be any nuns, carol. that's the problem. >> john allen reporting live from the vatican this morning. >>> let's head to washington, where the clock is ticking and the hopes of avoiding forced spending cuts are fading fast. the white house tur
ben wedeman, cnn, rome. >> so let's bring in our senior vatican analyst john allen. just so many ugly things coming out. how can they possibly choose someone who's untainted to be the new pope? >> carol, i think you put your finger on it. prior to the scandals erupted, the cardinals had a long checklist of things they were looking for in terms of the new pope. somebody who could take the church's message to the world, somebody who could inspire faith among the 1.2 billion catholics...
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. >>> pope benedict xvi last week at the vatican, no short of drama, of course. a cardinal from scott atlanta now resigning over inappropriate behavior. >>> and the reports of blackmail, sex parties and abuse. >>> they were out sailing but their boat reportedly sank. four people, including two young children, are missing. the search off the coast of california. >>> and he is now back in the spotlight. notre dame linebacker manti te'o, he's asking nfl teams, judge his skills, not his personal life. this is "cnn newsroom," i'm suzanne malveaux. >>> 35 million americans dealing with a crippling blizzard, a winter storm from colorado to texas. second major storm to hammer the region in a week. so, this is what it looks like. in is amarillo, texas, whiteout conditions now closing roads, even forcing the state to pull its snowplows off the roads. emergency crews having some trouble actually reaching stranded drivers. in wichita, texas -- kansas, rather, schools are closed for a third day. parts of the city could get up to 26 inches of snow. this is on top of 22 inches
. >>> pope benedict xvi last week at the vatican, no short of drama, of course. a cardinal from scott atlanta now resigning over inappropriate behavior. >>> and the reports of blackmail, sex parties and abuse. >>> they were out sailing but their boat reportedly sank. four people, including two young children, are missing. the search off the coast of california. >>> and he is now back in the spotlight. notre dame linebacker manti te'o, he's asking nfl teams,...
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he is going to continue living on the vatican grounds. they say they are going to have the new pope picked in early march. there is not going to be much of a transition time. the front runner because they are look making odds on who it might be, the frontrunner is turkson and he is ghanian and he would be the first black pope. >> there is a little dispute. they are in the early stages. >> okay. >>. >> north african popes. >> that's interesting. >> all right. hill every is out of a job. it would give her a couple of weeks rest. she could do the job. she could be a catholic. is there any rule that says you have to be a catholic to be a pope. >> i imagine that's one of the first rules if you want to be a pope. >> like the queen mother you know. you get to kind of stay, probably get a tend ants to take care of them does special events and that kind of thing. >> it would be weird to be the current pope with the former pope just sort of hanging out because, you know, how is it going? treat them like royalty. back to where we sort of started wit
he is going to continue living on the vatican grounds. they say they are going to have the new pope picked in early march. there is not going to be much of a transition time. the front runner because they are look making odds on who it might be, the frontrunner is turkson and he is ghanian and he would be the first black pope. >> there is a little dispute. they are in the early stages. >> okay. >>. >> north african popes. >> that's interesting. >> all right....
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there are a lot of things that people don't know about the vatican. you covered this for a long time. your thoughts about the process and what this means today for catholic church. going forward. >> a day every adjective is been atyed about. incredible, ensational, unbelievable. in term oswhat have this means for catholic church, a remarkably unsensationm sensational day. the reality is that whoever follows pope benedict xvi as successor of peter, it's not like the change of leader of political party. not a debate of change of policy in the g.o.p. or the democratic party. whoever succeeds him as the next pope will continue with the same gospel of the same jesus christ, the same teachings and matters of faith and morals. that is why to some extent this is remarkable thing, but unremarkable day for the teachings of the church will remain consistent from one pope to the next. >> bret: do you think that the church, and we heard cardinal woerl talk about this earlier, that is there is a want and a need to reach out, a need to have some kind of newness, som
there are a lot of things that people don't know about the vatican. you covered this for a long time. your thoughts about the process and what this means today for catholic church. going forward. >> a day every adjective is been atyed about. incredible, ensational, unbelievable. in term oswhat have this means for catholic church, a remarkably unsensationm sensational day. the reality is that whoever follows pope benedict xvi as successor of peter, it's not like the change of leader of...
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we will continue to monitor any activity at the vatican. you can also catch a slide show of pope benedict xvi through the years and more reaction from around the world. >> president obama extended faris to pope benedict xvi and wished the best to those who must choose a successor. president obama is preparing for its annual state of the union. it will focus on immigration, climate change, and gun control. we will have coverage tomorrow night at 9:00 p.m. >> stephanie rawlings bleak unveil details of her solution to keep the city from -- financially sound as part of her state of the city. this comes after commission report forecast the threat of bankruptcy in a decade of budget deficits continue. joining us live from city hall. sacrifices with the mayor is stressing. >> details focused on her 10- year financial plan. she did not call to raise taxes but contribution. >> she proposed a new fee for trash pickup. >> we could cut this property tax now and that would be a major victory for the citizens of the city. >> the deficit will hit $750 mil
we will continue to monitor any activity at the vatican. you can also catch a slide show of pope benedict xvi through the years and more reaction from around the world. >> president obama extended faris to pope benedict xvi and wished the best to those who must choose a successor. president obama is preparing for its annual state of the union. it will focus on immigration, climate change, and gun control. we will have coverage tomorrow night at 9:00 p.m. >> stephanie rawlings bleak...
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my exclusive with trayvon's parents, and keeping the faith with rumors and scandals swirling at the vatican, can a new pope revive a church in crisis? this is "piers morgan tonight." >> good evening. you're looking at one of the most iconic spots in this town. the famous hollywood sign. what a weekend it has been in the movie capital of the world, los angeles. i can tell you about the experience of being on the red carpet with all of the biggest stars in the world. in showbiz, talking to them as they head into the oscars with panic in their eyes, with hope and expectation. it was one of those great unscripted moments you can never repeat, until next year. the oscar moment everyone was talking about afterwards was michelle obama announcing best picture. it even surprised ben affleck. >> the whole thing kind of overwhelmed me at the time, but in retrospect, you know, the fact it was the first lady who was an enormous honor and the fact that she surrounded herself by service men and women was special, and i thought appropriate. myself, anyway, it was very cool. >> it was really cool. >> i'm a
my exclusive with trayvon's parents, and keeping the faith with rumors and scandals swirling at the vatican, can a new pope revive a church in crisis? this is "piers morgan tonight." >> good evening. you're looking at one of the most iconic spots in this town. the famous hollywood sign. what a weekend it has been in the movie capital of the world, los angeles. i can tell you about the experience of being on the red carpet with all of the biggest stars in the world. in showbiz,...
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bombshell out of the vatican today. the pope in his final stretch, as you suggested he'll be resigning on thursday, but the amount of news coming out of vatican city today has been really difficult to keep up with. let's break it down, shall we, for the viewers. out of britain today, we heard in the british press, allegations, speculation that the top british cardinal keith o'brien, it was being reported, had conducted himself inappropriately with four priests dating back to the 1980s. that was all over the british press yesterday. today we hear that the pope has brought his resignation forward. when i say that, we now believe that he'd spoken to the pope in november about resigning, about ill health, about moving his resignation forward. it was going to be about the 15th of march. he's 75 years old. but the pope has brought it right forward, and it's happened today. it was the only british cardinal who would have appeared and been eligible for conclave. we've had a news conference held by the vatican spokesman today on
bombshell out of the vatican today. the pope in his final stretch, as you suggested he'll be resigning on thursday, but the amount of news coming out of vatican city today has been really difficult to keep up with. let's break it down, shall we, for the viewers. out of britain today, we heard in the british press, allegations, speculation that the top british cardinal keith o'brien, it was being reported, had conducted himself inappropriately with four priests dating back to the 1980s. that was...
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let's begin with the vatican. the vatican is in damage control. accusations of sex, money, and cover-ups at the highest level of the church, just three days before pope benedict xvi steps down. two italian papers say the reason he's leaving has nothing to do with his health and much more so to do with his explosive 300 page report. among the allegations here, secrets about a network of gay priests blackmailed by a group of male prostitutes. but, the vatican says the contents of this report will, as they say, remain for the pope's eyes only. >> the holy father has decided that the acts of this investigation known only to himself remain solely at the disposition of the new pope. >> and as you can imagine, the fallout is going global. today, one of the uk's highest ranking catholic leaders resigned as he's dogged by accusations of sexual abuse. i want to go straight to christiane amanpour, live tonight in rome. tell me what exactly is cardinal keith o'brien accused of and what does his resignation thus mean for the vote for the next pope? >> reporter
let's begin with the vatican. the vatican is in damage control. accusations of sex, money, and cover-ups at the highest level of the church, just three days before pope benedict xvi steps down. two italian papers say the reason he's leaving has nothing to do with his health and much more so to do with his explosive 300 page report. among the allegations here, secrets about a network of gay priests blackmailed by a group of male prostitutes. but, the vatican says the contents of this report...
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. >>> gay priests, blackmail and corruption at the vatican. italian newspaper publishes a bombshell story days before catholic leaders choose a new pope. we'll have the latest coming up in 30 minutes for now. thanks for starting your morning with us. i'll see you at the top of the hour. "your bottom line" starts right now. >>> thanks. see you at the top of the hour. we're not in a recession. for many of you, it sure might feel like one. good morning, everyone. i'm christine romans. for a moment there it felt like things were turning around, stock market near all-time highs, housing market recovering and the economy adding jobs every month. now relief may have given way to a little bit of worry. here's why. it's starting to feel like a recession again, especially if you're living paycheck to paycheck, gas prices up nearly 50 cents in the past month. the fastest run-up, you're bringing homeless money, thanks to the expiration of the tax cut. you're getting about 60 bucks less every month. rents are rising, up 12 quarters in a row now. unemployme
. >>> gay priests, blackmail and corruption at the vatican. italian newspaper publishes a bombshell story days before catholic leaders choose a new pope. we'll have the latest coming up in 30 minutes for now. thanks for starting your morning with us. i'll see you at the top of the hour. "your bottom line" starts right now. >>> thanks. see you at the top of the hour. we're not in a recession. for many of you, it sure might feel like one. good morning, everyone. i'm...
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john allen is cnn senior vatican analyst and joins us now live from vatican city. john, decisions are not make at the vatican it in a day or even in the any len ymillennium. should we read more into this? it seems so sudden. >> in one accepts it seems so sudden in that the vatican would give us no indication whatsoever that this decision would be coming down the pike today. we've been led to believe that this was a personal decision that was not widely shared inside the corridors of the vatican. even senior officials here were taken off guard and stunned by. i can tell you personally, carol, i was scheduled to have lunch today with a senior vatican official who had to scramble just asdy to respond to this breaking news because he, too, had no inkling that it was coming. on another level, it's not so surprising if we consider that two years ago benedict xvi gave an interview in which the issue of papal resignation came up. he indicated not only a pope could resign under church law, but there could be an obligation if he felt he wasn't up to the job. so it's not the
john allen is cnn senior vatican analyst and joins us now live from vatican city. john, decisions are not make at the vatican it in a day or even in the any len ymillennium. should we read more into this? it seems so sudden. >> in one accepts it seems so sudden in that the vatican would give us no indication whatsoever that this decision would be coming down the pike today. we've been led to believe that this was a personal decision that was not widely shared inside the corridors of the...
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breaking news out of the vatican. pope benedict xvi is stepping down. >> resignation, we'll tell you why religious leaders say they saw this coming. ♪ [ music ]♪ >> a fun night at the grammys in los angeles. plus a fashion first. which stars tried to skirt around this year's strict dress code. that and more when we come back. >>> pope speaking latin ] >> stunning news from the vatican. pope benedict xvi is resigning. >> it's the first time a pope has resigned in nearly 600 years. >> because of his health. >> the last pope to freely resign was in the 13th century. >> stars and surprises on music's biggest night of the year. >> no bare breasts, no thongs, no see through clothing but not everyone got the memo. >> as you can see, i read the memo. >> more than 200,000 people are still without power in the northeast after a winter storm dumped up to 3 feet of snow this weekend. >> a million-dollar reward for an ex-lapd cop on a rampage. >> help us to find dorner before he is able to kill again. >> head on with you? >> i
breaking news out of the vatican. pope benedict xvi is stepping down. >> resignation, we'll tell you why religious leaders say they saw this coming. ♪ [ music ]♪ >> a fun night at the grammys in los angeles. plus a fashion first. which stars tried to skirt around this year's strict dress code. that and more when we come back. >>> pope speaking latin ] >> stunning news from the vatican. pope benedict xvi is resigning. >> it's the first time a pope has...